Review | Tablet War : Kindle Fire vs iPad 2 vs Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs BlackBerry Playbook vs Motorola Xoom vs HP Touchpad [Detailed Comparison]

In a race for the best tablet, we are going to conduct an detailed comparison of the 6 best tablets - Kindle Fire , iPad 2 , Galaxy Tab 10.1 , BlackBerry Playbook , Motorola Xoom and HP Touchpad - currently available in the market and figure out the best of the best.

With a plethora of Tablets to select from, to get your perfect-one it may require a long brainstorming session.

Galaxy Tab 10.1

So to make the going easier for you, we are going to find which tablet should you pick and which one you should kick.

In this comparison, we are going to judge these tablets on the following 8 criteria's:

1. Operating System
2. Processor
3. Touchscreen
4. Storage and Memory
5. Camera
6. Connectivity
7. Battery Life
8. Price

Here they follow :

1. Operating System

Arguably the biggest difference among the all 6 competitors.

• Kindle Fire runs on its own special OS 'Android 2.x' rumored to be Android FroYo
• iPad 2 runs on Apple's iOS 4.3
• Blackberry Playbook runs on RIM's own Tablet OS
• HP Touchpad runs on webOS 3.0
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 & Motorola Xoom run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Edge : Reader's Choice

2. Processor

All the 6 units use dual-core processors. 

• Kindle Fire uses a 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP chip
• iPad 2 runs on 1-GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed processor
• Blackberry Playbook uses a 1-GHz dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP
• HP Touchpad runs on 1.2-GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 runs on 1-GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor
• Motorola Xoom uses a 1-GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor

Edge : iPad 2

iPad 2

3. Touchscreen

• Kindle Fire has a 7inch screen and a screen resolution of 1024x600 pixels
• iPad 2 has a 9.7inch screen and a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels
• Blackberry Playbook has a 7inch screen and a screen resolution of 1024x600 pixels
• HP Touchpad has a 9.7inch screen and a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels 
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 & Motorola Xoom have a 10.1inch screen and a screen resolution of 1280x800 pixels

Edge : Blackberry Playbook

Blackberry Playbook

4. Storage and Memory

• Kindle Fire comes with a 512MB RAM and 8GB of storage space
• iPad 2 comes with a 512MB RAM and options of 16 , 32 and 64GB storage space
• Blackberry Playbook comes with a 1GB RAM and options of 16 , 32 and 64GB storage space
• HP Touchpad comes with a 1GB RAM and options of 16 and 32GB storage space
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with a 1GB RAM and options of 16 and 32GB storage space
• Motorola Xoom comes with a 1GB RAM and 32GB of storage space

Edge : Tie between Blackberry Playbook & HP Touchpad

HP Touchpad

5 .Camera

• Kindle Fire doesn't have a mic or a camera
• iPad 2 has both front-facing and rear-facing camera
• Blackberry Playbook has a 3-megapixel front-facing and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera
• HP Touchpad has a 1.3-megapixel front-facing and no rear-facing camera
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 2-megapixel front-facing and a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera
• Motorola Xoom has a 2-megapixel front-facing and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera

Edge : Motorola Xoom

6. Connectivity

• The Kindle Fire only connects to the web via Wi-Fi, there is no 3G, no Bluetooth and no GPS.
• iPad 2 comes with Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth support
• Blackberry Playbook comes with Wi-Fi, coming soon 4G connectivity, Bluetooth, micro USB and HDMI output support
• HP Touchpad comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and micro USB support
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support
• Motorola Xoom comes with Wi-Fi, 4G connectivity, Bluetooth, micro USB, micro SD and HDMI output support

Edge : Motorola Xoom

Motorola Xoom

7. Battery Life

• Kindle Fire has a 8-hour battery life
• iPad 2 has a 10-hour battery life
• Blackberry Playbook has a 7.5-8hour battery life
• HP Touchpad has a 8-hour battery life on being heavily used and 9-10 hours for regular use
• Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 9-10hour battery life
• Motorola Xoom has a 8-8.5hour battery life

Edge : iPad 2

8. Price

• Kindle Fire is priced at £199
• iPad 2 is priced at £439
• Motorola Xoom is priced at £499

Edge : Kindle Fire

Kindle Fire

Judgement

Try it before you buy it!

At a price as low as £199, Kindle Fire is considered to be a steal by many. But at that amazing price the device doesn't offer some basic features like no 3G or Bluetooth connectivity. So, Amazon will have to upgrade it sooner or later if it dreams of competing with iPad 2 or Galaxy Tab 10.1

Apart from the Kindle Fire, Motorola Xoom and Blackberry Playbook come loaded with features. But our recommendation to our readers would be to first gets a hands-on experience of the tablet and then pick the best of these best tablets up for the grabs!

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Coming Soon | The First QNX Smartphones from BlackBerry

RIM to launch a new BlackBerry smartphone with an all new operating system - QNX.

Coming soon is the long-awaited smartphone from the makers of BlackBerry - the BlackBerry Colt which would feature the all-new BB Operating System - QNX - for the first time in any BB Smartphone.

Though RIM had announced earlier that its upcoming smartphones would feature this new OS, but to see the new launches with the old BlackBerry OS left many of us shocked. The QNX OS did not feature in any of the latest smartphones launched by RIM for the reasons best known to them.

But the wait is over and RIM is expected to launch its new smartphone - BB Colt soon. As already mentioned, the BB Colt would feature the all-new BB OS - QNX.

This smartphone would be somewhat similar to BB Bold and would feature a single core Processor which may be upgraded to a dual-core Processor before its launch.

The smartphone is expected to launch in Q1 of 2012. Nothing else is known about this phone.

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Now Available | Latest RIM Launches - Blackberry Torch 9810 & 9850/9860

In comes 3 new smartphones from the makers of Blackberry.

Research in Motion comes up with 3 latest smartphones Blackberry Torch 9810, Blackberry Torch 9850 and Blackberry Torch 9860.

All 3 of these run on Blackberry OS 7.

The BB Torch 9810 features a 3.2 inch Touchscreen having a 640x480 pixels resolution. It comes with a slide out qwerty keypad which makes texting very simple. To add to this is a 5MP Camera which records 720p High resolution Videos, 1.2 GHz Processor, 786 mb RAM, 8 gb Internal memory which is expandable.

The BB Torch 9850 & BB Torch 9860 features a 3.7 inch full Touchscreen. This, in turn, is the biggest touchscreen in any BB. To add to this is a 5MP Camera which records 720p High resolution Videos, 1.2 GHz Processor, 786 mb RAM, 4 gb Internal memory which is expandable.

Apart from these, all these smartphones share some common features such as a faster browser, Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, BB maps, BB messenger and 3G HSDPA.

While both BB Torch 9850 & BB Torch 9860 features same specifications apart from the fact that BB torch 9850 is a CMDA device and BB Torch 9860 is a GSM device.

All these phones are ready to hit the shelves by the end of this month. Surely, RIM can hope for a fantastic reception to these new smartphones.

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Just In | Nokia & Blackberry Sales - Going....Going....GONE....!!

Apple Inc. and Samsung Co. topped the list of global smartphone makers leaving behind Nokia Co. and Blackberry.

The stats showing sales for the top smartphone making companies saw the tables turning around for long-time top position holder Nokia. The total sales in Q2 saw a drastic increase in the units sold by companies like Samsung and Apple.


Samsung sold around 17.3 million smartphones in Q2 as compared to 10.8 millions in Q1 going from 4th to 2nd in the list of top smartphone sellers.

Apple, however, took the 1st position from Nokia as it sold 20.3 million phones in Q2 as compared to 18.7 million in Q1. With this fantastic growth it won't take longer for Apple to break Nokia's record sales of 28.1 million in a quarter.

As they say, someone's gain is someone's loss. The sales of Nokia phones went down considerably from 24.2 million in Q1 to 16.7 million in Q2.

Both Nokia and Blackberry are trying to find answers to this turn-around and trying to come up with something that would help them retain their earlier positions in the market.

The main cause of concern is the time to time launches from Samsung and the release of IPhone 4 from Apple that has attracted a whole lot of people towards itself.

So, Nokia and Blackberry better buck up to compete with these 2 giants otherwise the possibility of future sales of their smartphones increasing is minimal!


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